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            Snake bite</h1>
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            Last updated: Wednesday, 22, December, 2010</h5>
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                        Early management is essential and must not be delayed pending snake/venom 
                        identification.</p>
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                        Snake (species) identification must be attempted. Venom may be identified from 
                        swab or tissue from site of bite; urine may also be required. See&nbsp;<a 
                            href="http://www.rcpamanual.edu.au/index.php?option=com_pttests&amp;task=show_test&amp;id=813&amp;Itemid=77" 
                            target="_blank">Snake Venom Detection</a>.</p>
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                        <b>FBC, blood film, platelet count, APTT, PT, fibrin degradation products, 
                        fibrinogen; electrolytes, creatinine, urea, urate, calcium, phosphate, albumin, 
                        CK, LD.</b></p>
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                        Local tissue necrosis</p>
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                        Respiratory paralysis</p>
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                        <a href="http://rcpamanual.edu.au/index.php?option=com_clinical&amp;task=show_clinical&amp;id=523&amp;Itemid=27" 
                            target="_blank">Renal failure</a> - acute</p>
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                        Haemolysis</p>
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                        See&nbsp;<a 
                            href="http://www.rcpamanual.edu.au/index.php?option=com_clinical&amp;task=show_clinical&amp;id=280&amp;Itemid=27" 
                            target="_blank">Haemoglobinuria</a></p>
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                        Bleeding</p>
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                        See&nbsp;<a 
                            href="http://www.rcpamanual.edu.au/index.php?option=com_clinical&amp;task=show_clinical&amp;id=186&amp;Itemid=27" 
                            target="_blank">DIC</a></p>
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                        Neurotoxicity</p>
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                        <a href="http://rcpamanual.edu.au/index.php?option=com_clinical&amp;task=show_clinical&amp;id=340&amp;Itemid=27" 
                            target="_blank">Hyperkalaemia</a></p>
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                        <a href="http://rcpamanual.edu.au/index.php?option=com_clinical&amp;task=show_clinical&amp;id=352&amp;Itemid=27" 
                            target="_blank">Hypocalcaemia</a></p>
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                        Rhabdomyolysis</p>
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                        See&nbsp;<a 
                            href="http://www.rcpamanual.edu.au/index.php?option=com_clinical&amp;task=show_clinical&amp;id=467&amp;Itemid=27" 
                            target="_blank">Myoglobinuria</a></p>
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                Glossary Terms</h2>
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                    APTT :</h4>
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                    Activated partial thromboplastin time</p>
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                    CK :</h4>
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                    Creatine kinase</p>
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                    DIC:</h4>
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                    Disseminated intravascular coagulation</p>
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                    FBC :</h4>
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                    Full blood count , full blood examination, complete blood count</p>
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                    LD :</h4>
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                    Lactate dehydrogenase</p>
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                    PT :</h4>
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                    Prothrombin time</p>
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